Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1998
Abstract
The heightened interest in and the rapid expansion of adult education has become a trend in a variety of environments. In order to serve these developing areas, educators, personnel directors, as well as staff development specialists require improved methods for planning learning activities within their own unique organizational contexts.
In The Organization and Planning of Adult Education Kowalski examines the issues created by providing a social service in diverse organizational settings and presents a format for initiating and developing adult education programs. In order to comprehend the complexity of the context of programming within an organization, two novel components are included: first, a typology of sponsoring organizations is presented. This allows the reader to study program development in greater detail through a categorization of the sponsoring institutions. Second, organizational theory is applied to the process of programming in adult education. To be successful, the adult educator must be able to analyze both the existing organizational climate as well as to devise programs compatible with this environment. Kowalski has written a valuable resource and guide for those faced with the responsibilities of planning adult education programs in their own particular setting.
ISBN/ISSN
978-0-88706-799-0
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 1998, State University of New York.
Publisher
State University of New York Press, Albany
Place of Publication
Albany, NY
eCommons Citation
Kowalski, Theodore J., "The Organization and Planning of Adult Education" (1998). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 61.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/61
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Comments
This book is now out of print. The document provided here is Chapter 1, "The Organizational Aspect of Adult Education."
Permission documentation is on file.